Organic Lines of Two Kinds

deeky · Nov 16, 2014

Spend a whole day at a great zoo and what do I shoot? A friggin caterpillar. Oh well, I like the shot better than most through-the-bars shots.

As always, comments welcome.

IMG_7282a by breckmiller, on Flickr

kdthomas · Nov 16, 2014

Love the patterns! What is it crawling on?

The_Pearl_Poet · Nov 17, 2014

I think the shot would be strengthened by cloning out the holes.

KenC · Nov 17, 2014

At least the caterpillar is in its natural environment. I can't go to zoos anymore.

P.S. Keep the holes - I don't think the composition works as well without them - just my 2 cents

annamaria · Nov 17, 2014

The caterpillar is on a leaf right ? Keep the holes I like it as is.

deeky · Nov 17, 2014

Actually, the caterpillar is on a bear's butt - literally. They had these 6-foot bear statues that different artists had painted and this was crawling around on one's posterior.

I tried fixing the holes. I didn't like it as well. Had there been only one or two, they would be gone. But I felt there were enough to leave them.

Thanks for the comments.

sleist · Nov 17, 2014

Nice. If it was me, I might selectively sharpen or increase structure of the lines on the yellow wall.
It would enhance the connection between the lines of the caterpillar and the lines of the wall.

LilyBee · Nov 18, 2014

very nice

Actinia · Nov 18, 2014

I was going to say that the holes looked too artificial for a natural background, but for an artificial background they should stay.

Nice caterpillar though!